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Hair drug testing — an innovative method for monitoring drug use

The EMCDDA uses a variety of methods and tools to monitor prevalence and patterns of drug use in the general population in Europe. One innovative new approach being trialled by the agency...

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Georgian participation at EMCDDA expert meetings and training courses

Over the past two months, representatives from the Georgian national drug observatory (NDO) and other Georgian experts have participated in a range of EMCDDA expert meetings and training courses under the agency’s...

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Latest wastewater data reveal drug-taking habits in a record 82 European cities

The 2020 findings from the largest European project in the science of wastewater analysis are revealed today in Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study, published by the Europe-wide SCORE...

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New multi-city syringe study uncovers latest patterns of injecting drug use

The latest patterns of injecting drug use in a selection of European cities are explored today in a new study from the EMCDDA. The report presents the results of an innovative project...

Upcoming data on substance use and risk behaviours among school students across Europe

The latest European data and analysis on substance use and risk behaviours among 15–16-year-old school students will be released in a new report on 12 November. The findings are based on a...

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New city study results published on drugs in syringes

A new EMCDDA Rapid Communication, published on 29 May, presents the results of an innovative project to gather information on the substances used by people who inject drugs, by chemically analysing the...

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Latest wastewater data reveal drug-taking habits in over 70 European cities and an increase in the detection of stimulants

The latest findings from the largest European project in the emerging science of wastewater analysis are presented today by the Europe-wide SCORE group, in association with the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA). The...

Monitoring drug use in recreational settings across Europe — new report out today

How to build a better picture of substance use in recreational settings is explored today in a new EMCDDA report: Monitoring drug use in recreational settings across Europe: conceptual challenges and methodological...

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New EMCDDA Paper explores the illicit captagon market

What is captagon? Where is it used and produced? Can it be linked to terrorist attacks in Europe? These are some of the questions explored in the latest edition in the EMCDDA...

Latest data reveal drug-taking habits in close to 60 European cities

The latest findings from the largest European project in the emerging science of wastewater analysis are presented today by the Europe-wide SCORE group, in association with the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA).

Pilot online survey reaches 50 000 participant milestone

As of mid-January, more than 50 000 people had already participated in the European Web Survey on Drugs, a pilot project designed to improve understanding of patterns of drug use at European...

Latest data reveal drug-taking habits in over 50 European cities

The latest findings from the largest European project in the emerging science of wastewater analysis are presented today by the Europe-wide SCORE group, in association with the EMCDDA. The project analysed wastewater...

EMCDDA presents latest advances in monitoring illicit drugs in wastewater

The latest advances in the science of wastewater analysis are presented by the EMCDDA today in a new report 'Assessing illicit drugs in wastewater'.

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New EMCDDA report explores combined mental health and substance use disorders

The co-existence of mental illness and psychoactive drug or other substance use problems — otherwise known as ‘comorbidity’ or ‘dual diagnosis’ — is an issue which has been on the radar of...

Largest multi-city study on drug wastewater analysis released today

The findings of the largest European project to date in the emerging science of wastewater analysis (WWA) are released today in an article published in Addiction (1). The project in question —...